Altai

Also known as Altay, Oirot, Gorno-Altai, Gorno-Altay

language of the Turkic group of languages

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Altai is a language belonging to the Turkic family of languages. It is spoken by people in the Altai region and represents one of the many distinct languages within the broader Turkic linguistic group.

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568 entries in lexical database. Click here for all forms in the database. The term Altay here refers to the standard literary dialect that is the official language of the Altai Republic. Other varieties are treated separately. Русско-алтайский словарь/Орус-алтай сӧзлик . 2015. Горно-Алтайск: Научно-исследовательский институт алтаистики им. С.С. Суразакова.

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number of speakers, writers, or signers: 65000
described at URL: turkic.elegantlexicon.com/lx.php?lx=alt
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Altai or Altay (Altay: Алтай тил, romanized: Altay til, IPA: [ɐɫtʰɐ́ɪ̯ tʰɪ̆l]) is a set of Turkic languages spoken officially in the Altai Republic, Russia. The standard vocabulary is based on the Southern Altai language, though it is also taught to and used by speakers of the Northern Altai language as well. Gorno–Altai refers to a subgroup of languages in the Altai Mountains. The languages were called Oyrot (ойрот) prior to 1948.

Altai is spoken primarily in the Altai Republic. A small community of speakers lives in the neighbouring Altai Krai as well.